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Former NFL wide receiver David Boston's hands brought him years of glory on collegiate and professional football fields. But in Palm Beach County court Friday, those hands led to a jail sentence. Circuit Judge Charles Burton ordered Boston to immediately begin serving a six-month term for an aggravated battery conviction. Boston, 34, last month pleaded guilty to the felony charge that resulted from a Nov. 30, 2011, incident involving a female friend at a home in Boca Raton . Boston, during an alcohol-fueled confrontation, hit a woman above the left eyebrow, creating a wound requiring 10 stitches.

Two Fort Lauderdale men are accused of sexually battering two women appeared before a Broward County judge Wednesday. Raymundo Cuan, 40, and Nelson Rodriguez-Morales, 39, were both charged with multiple counts of armed sexual battery and false imprisonment. They were arrested Tuesday and ordered held without bond during their first appearance court hearing. According to a police report, Cuan and Rodriguez-Morales invited two women back to Cuan's apartment in the 400 block of Southwest 30 t h Terrace on Nov. 25. The men offered the women cocaine, but they refused, police said.

Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver James McKnight was arrested Monday and charged with domestic battery and resisting arrest, jail booking records showed. The 40-year-old retired NFL player is accused of knocking over his wife at their Southwest Ranches home, according to the arrest report read in court. "It says there was a tug-of-war involving one of the children and during that tug-of-war you allegedly pushed your wife causing her to fall over a table, though she wasn't injured," Broward Judge John "Jay" Hurley read in court.

I want to thank the staff of the Highland Beach Holiday Inn. Recently my battery died while parked at the Intracoastal Waterway and, even though I was not a guest of the Inn, everyone was most helpful. I especially thank one of the valet parking attendants who was so kind and courteous. He took care of my problem with alacrity and I was on my way. I am happy to say it was a very positive experience. Ellie Hartung dELRAY bEACH

Q: How do you check the battery on a SunPass transponder, and how do you know if it is getting low? — Margaret Bernath, Boca Raton A: It depends on which of the three types of portable transponders you own. The SunPass website, SunPass.com, has instructions on how to replace batteries in each transponder. Click the "How SunPass Works" tab at the top of the page, then click "SunPass batteries" on the left side. If you're not sure about which transponder you own, call SunPass at 888-865-5352.

The Naples Daily News reports that a Naples man faces battery charges after he allegedly attacked his wife and another woman after a threesome they attempted went wrong Sunday afternoon. Jorge Daniel Silva, 22, became enraged at the two women and swung a TV at them like a baseball bat, Collier deputies said. Read more at Naples Daily News .

A Deerfield Beach man has been charged with molesting and sexually battering a child several times over a span of nearly three years. Kyle Roy, 33, is accused of performing sexual acts on a child on multiple occasions between July 1, 2009, and May 31, 2012, according to a probable cause affidavit. Roy is being held without bond on three counts of sexual battery on a victim under 12 and four counts of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child. emiller@tribune.com , 954-356-4544 or Twitter @EmilyBethMiller

Boynton Beach police arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a female relative, 3. Ryan Paul Pleasanton, 30, of Boynton Beach, faces charges of sexual battery and possession of child pornography. Boynton Beach police say a woman, who remains unidentified, came to the police station on Wednesday after her daughter, 3, told her of the sexual battery. Pleasanton met with police on Thursday. Police say they found six deleted photos and videos downloaded from a peer to peer network in their initial check of Pleasanton's computer.

Broward prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against a Davie police officer who was arrested by his own department after he allegedly struck his two teenage daughters during a fight. Officer Timothy Donohue, 46, was arrested Dec. 12 and was facing two counts of child abuse and two counts of battery. Court officials identified the two 17-year-old girls as the officer's twin daughters. In dismissing the charges, Broward prosecutors cited a Jan 7 memo that family members declined to prosecute and that there were no significant injuries in the case.

A former Hialeah police officer whose father is the city's retired police chief is charged with simple battery upon his ex-wife, who is also a cop. Rolando Angel Bolanos, 41, was arrested Sunday by Miramar Police. He is also charged with tampering with a witness and violating probation for robbery. Bolanos argued with his ex-wife, Mayelin Santa Maria, 39, at her home on Sept. 17, according to a Miramar Police report. He pushed her backward onto her buttocks and, when she said she would call police, took away her phone, according to the report.